Category Archives: Boxes

Note: words defined in the glossary are in light blue the first time they appear

Christopher Micaud’s Beauty book is bound in Gunmetal Metallic Leather with Chinese Silk interior. His Fashion book is Mettalic Champaign Leather with the same Chinises Silk interior. Rep information is presented on the inside front cover in and intricate double-recessed beveled well with inset label.

Christopher’s assistant, Joseph Belinfante, inspired me to create a Fall-Back Box with Ridges rather than the traditional second set of flaps. This innovation makes the footprint of the box smaller and gives it a more sleek and sophisticated look. The box is used for custom presentations and to show new work that has not yet been incorporati=edinto the main portfolio. The box is bound in Japanese Shantung bookcloth with Chinese silk interior.

Christopher had a horizontal bag with interior dividers designed to hold the 2 Portfolios and Box with the spines facing up so their spines could be read.

Doug Menuez’s Magnetic Closure Fall-Back Box

Glenn Taylor’s Two-Toned Fall-Back Box

Christopher Micaud’s Custom Presentation Box

Christopher wanted a box to house custom presentations and/or new bodies of work not represented in his main portfolios. He had a slip-case-like bag with internal dividers built to hold his two portfolios, Fashion & Beauty, and this slim Fall-Back Box with Ridges. ( See blog post “Metallic Makeover” TK, for pictures of his gun metal and champaign colored metallic leather portfolios with Chinese silk interiors). In an effort to keep the box thin and add maximum capacity to the depth we dispensed with the usual left and right hand flaps of a traditional Fall-Back Box. I must confess his assistant Joseph, came up with the concept of the ridges and I figured out how to do them elegantly and with enough strength that they would not get crushed. Thank you Joseph!

Top Photo: front of box with foil stamping and in foreground open box with pocket. Center Photo: front, flat and partially open boxes. Bottom Photo: close-up of open box with leave behind promo in pocket and place holder thumbnail page (Note: “real” presentation pages were still being designed at the time these photographs were taken).

Bruce Peterson’s Coins Fall-Back Box with Ridges

Merge Left Reps Fun Flexi Fall-Back Folder

Merge Left Reps needed a flexible presentation device to include with their clients’ portfolios. It needed to hold a variety of materials from odd sized tear sheets to custom presentations. I designed the flaps to be flexible. They can squish when there is not much to hold and expand when there is more content.

Merge Left Reps wanted the Fall-Back Folder to reflect their fun aesthetic and be a departure from their clients’ more conservative portfolios. Hence the Orange Pin Seal Textured Vinyl exterior and Crocodile Textured Black paper interior. Their logo was stamped in Metallic Black Foil on the cover. The inside paper was applied using an ancient binding technique called Deblur. The edges of the Black Crocodile Paper were turned under and around a piece of bristol and glued. The face of the black paper was not glued so the 3-D texture was not lost. Something I learned from all those old bibles I used to restore that had silk fabric on Inside Front and Back Covers (IFC & IBC) that could not be glued. Cool Huh!

Killian Mansfield 7/9/1993 – 8/20/2009

I had the honor of making a Journey Box for Killian’s Memorial Celebration. The family gave me a collection of Killian’s collages and decorative papers that I used to cover the box. It was a moving experience working with this talented young man’s artwork. Like the Egyptians the box was filled with cherished possessions for his journey. For more details on this and other boxes see my Blog Page: Journey/Burial/Memento Boxes.

Killian loved the story of the 1,000 cranes. Prior to his departure word was sent out for cranes to be made for his celebration. 12, 000 cranes arrived from all over the world. To read the originsl story go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako Sasaki.

Meaningful Gifts for all Seasons & Reasons

If you are looking for a gift to give to clients, friends or family consider some of the purchases below which benefit The Killian Mansfield Foundation.

Killian Mansfield was a 16-year-old ukulele wiz from West Shokan, NY who passed away on August 20, 2009 from an advanced and rare form of cancer. Days before his passing he released his dream project “Somewhere Else.” Recorded In a window of time between a long hospitalization last winter and entering hospice care this spring, “Somewhere Else” is an eclectic and uplifting labor of love. The album includes original songs and eclectic covers performed by Killian on ‘uke’ with critically acclaimed singers and musicians including Dr. John, Kate Pierson, John Sebastian, Todd Rundgren and Levon Helm. “Somewhere Else” is a benefit recording for the Killian Mansfield Foundation, which supports integrative therapies like acupuncture, aromatherapy, reflexology and nutritional advice for children with cancer.” Killian started violin lessons at age 3. By age 9, Killian had established himself as an outstanding advocate and dedicated musician. Killian was diagnosed with Synovial Sarcoma at age 11. Throughout his medical journey, Killian refused to be defined as “a kid with cancer,” wishing instead to be known for his artistic achievements.

The Killian Mansfield Foundationis a not for profit entity created to support and promote the use of integrative therapies for children with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. These innovative therapies reduce debilitating symptoms (such as nausea, stress and fatigue), which exhaust patients and their families. By expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and caregivers, patients and their families can focus on comfort and recovery. The current beneficiary of the Killian Mansfield Foundation is the Hope & Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund, which sustains an excellent Integrative Therapies Program. For more information, or to make a donation go to the Killian Mansfield Foundation: http://www.killianmansfield.org.

Lucky ChocolatesHandmade, luxurious, small batch chocolates made from organic and fair trade chocolate

A limited quantity of GRUMPY FISH (illustration created by Killian) Gift Boxed Chocolates remain. 50% of proceeds go to the Killian Mansfield Foundation. I can attest that Lucky Chocolates’ creations are some of the best chocolate I have had, not too sweet, just right.

Fair trade chocolate is made from cocoa beans bought directly from growers co-ops. The money goes directly to the farmers, by-passing the corporate middle-men, allowing farmers to be paid a living wage and avoiding slave and child labor.

I finished my corporate taxes for 2008 (yeah!) and discovered it was my most successful year to date. Woo! Woo!

Last June, my FedEx guy laughed as I waddled out with yet another finished project, “You’re going to work to the very end aren’t you?” And I did.

To all of my clients… your patience was greatly appreciate as I took longer than expected to get back down to the bindery, due to post partum challenges. As you can see the results were worth waiting for.